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Test 7
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Test 7
阅读理解第 部分一
第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项。
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Imagination and fantasy can play an important role in overcoming the things we fear. Children
know this very well. Fred Epstein, in his book If I Make It to Five, tells a story he heard from one of
his friends about Tom, a four-year-old boy with a cancer in his back bone. He came through several
operations and a lot of pain by mastering ( 控制 ) his imagination. Tom loved to pretend, and he
particularly loved to play superheroes. Dr. Epstein explained that it was actually a brilliant ( 极好的 )
way for his young mind to handle the terrifying and painful life he led.
The day before his third trip to the operating room, Tom was terribly afraid. “Maybe I could go as
Superman,” he whispered to his mom. Hearing this, the mother hesitated for a while. She had avoided
buying the expensive costume ( 戏装 ), but fi nally she agreed.
The next day Tom appeared as the powerful Superman, showing off through the hospital halls
and coolly waving his hand to the people greeting him along the way. And Tom, with the strength of
his fantasy, successfully made it through the operation.
The power of imagination need not be reserved for children only. We all have the power to
use our fantasies to attempt things we never thought possible, to go through those things that seem
impossible, and to achieve what we never believed we could. Just as Dr. Epstein puts it, “If you can
dream it, you can do it.”
It doesn’t mean that you should dress as a superhero for your next job interview. But, next time
you are tested in a way that seems impossible, imagine what it would take to overcome it. Become
the person you need to become to win over your challenge and do it in your mind fi rst. So, let your
imagination run wild, and dare to dream.
( ) 1. What do we know about Tom?
A. He was seriously ill. B. He was a dishonest boy.
C. He was crazy about magic. D. He was Dr. Epstein’s patient.
( ) 2. What can be i